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== Controls == | == Controls == | ||
'''Controls''' are components of GUI. Whatever you can click on in GUI is a control. | '''Controls''' are components of GUI. Whatever you can click on in GUI is a control. | ||
[[Label]] A label is a simple, plain piece of text appearing in a GUI. | [[Label]] A label is a simple, plain piece of text appearing in a GUI. | ||
== Scripts == | == Scripts == | ||
In this section some of GUI examples will be listed. | In this section some of GUI examples will be listed. | ||
Revision as of 03:12, 1 August 2013
This article is a stub, please expand on it if you have knowledge on the subject.GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. AutoIt can create GUIs that consist of simple controls.
Concepts
A GUI consists of one or more windows and each window contains one or more controls. GUIs are "event driven" which means you react to events - like a button that is clicked. You spend most of your time idling and waiting for an event to happen - this is a little different to a normal script where you are in control of what happens and when! Think of it as waiting by the door for the postman - you sit there until a letter pops through the postbox and then you look at the letters and decide what to do with them - this is exactly how GUIs work - you wait for the postman to come to you.
Of course, you may choose to do other tasks while the GUI is active - for example you might use the GUI functions to create an elaborate progress box that you update while your script performs complex actions.
[From AutoIt HelpFile]
Controls
Controls are components of GUI. Whatever you can click on in GUI is a control.
Label A label is a simple, plain piece of text appearing in a GUI.
Scripts
In this section some of GUI examples will be listed.